Holy Child's Academy or "HCA", colloquially pronounced as [eɪtʃka], is a secondary school run by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Pagadian in Pagadian City, Philippines.
Founded as Pagadian Academy, a parochial school started by Fr.
The Academy was the second school to open in the Province of Zamboanga del Sur after the Southern Mindanao Colleges.
As the first sectarian school, the Academy pioneered Catholic education in the province.
The academy shared the same fate with other Columban-controlled schools; namely, the Star of the Sea High School, Immaculate Heart Academy, and Saint Columban College.